Paper box



Jan. 22 1924. 1,481,492

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Patented Jan. 22,, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

. HAROLD RAYMOND wi mnnmor Bos'ron, mnssacnosnrrs, nssrenon no r. n. was.-

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PAPER 302;.

Application fl'led Apri123, 1919. Serial No.292,009

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,

' WARREN, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Boston, ounty of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to paper boxes of the type ordinarily known as knockdown boxes, and which are made from a sheet of box board of suitable shape creased and folded to form the box, the parts thereof being held together by the folding and by suitable tucks. One object of my invention is to provide a stronger box of this type,

another object is "to provide a box of this type which shall have a display surface extending upwardly from'one end of the box when open and means to sup ort the box in an inclined position, the who e being formed from a single blank. The b-ox'is intended to be enclosed within a so-cailed tube for shipment. The tube is removed '"before the goods are displayed, and the display sura-ce is bent up into a vertical position. The 4 support is also erected and the .free end is secured to the bottom of thebox. The support is provided with'a reinforce which helps to resist the w'eightof the goods in the box, and also makes thebox more durable if subjected to rough handling. An important advantage of'the box embodying my invention is that it can be made from single coated stock and all the print ing is on one side of the blank, so that the expense of printingthe second side is avoided. Another important advantage of .the 1 box is that it can be shipped flat, or with the blank in fiat condition, but pa tially folded upon itself. The box can be set up when required with much less effort than has heretofore been-required to set up boxes of this general character.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be 4) pointed out and clearly defined in the claims at the close of this specification.

Fig. 1 isa plan viewv of a blank from which a box embodying my invention may be made.

HAROLD 'RAYMOND folded along Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the box par- #5 tially set up.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of a completed box.

' Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the box shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the box blank folded for shipment.

Fig. 6 is asection on line 6-6 of Fi 2.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7 of ig. 5.

Referring now to Fig. 1, there is shown in 05, this figure the blank from which the box is formed. This blankis made from suitable box board coated on one side only, and is divided into suitable areas by creasin scoring, wetting or in any other suitab e manner. The entire visib e outer surface of the box when set up is free from tucks, creases or slots. and is thereforeavailable for'printed matter. L

In' Fig. 1, the creases are indicated by 7% dashlines. The blank includes an inner bottom ll, a bottom 12 and a display surface 13. Adjacent the bottom 12 are two outer sides 1 1-14 and two inner sides 15-15. The left-hand inner side 15 is ro-. so vided with a glue flap 16 for a purpose w ich will be later explained. An inner end 17 is secured to the short edge of the inner bottom I 11 and to the display surface 13, while the outer end 18 is secured to the left-hand outer 8 side 14. This outer end 18 is provided with an end tuck 19. The other end of the box is formed by the superposition of an outer end 20, an inner end '21 and a holdin flap 22.v These are secured to thatedge 0 the bottom 12, which is at the bottom of. Fig. 1. To the edge of the bottom 12, which is at the top of Flg. 1, is secured a vertical support 23 and two bottom support pieces 24 and 25. The bottom support piece 25 is provide'dwith a tuck 26, creased as shown at 27-27. 'From-thebottom 12, there, is

died out a reinforce 28. The outer sides l; 14-14 are provided with tucks 30 andj31,

and the inner sides '1515 are provided 106 with members 32 and 33 respectively, which are conveniently referred to .astucks although they do not perform the functions ordinarily performed by tucks.

In making up the box, the blank is first 106 the lines a and b to superpose the inner sldes 15 on the outer sides14. This also superposes the inner bottom 110a;-

, counter, the

, port 23 and the reinforce 28 the bottom 12. The glue flap 16 lies between the two bottoms 11 and 12 and serves to hold the inner side 15, to which it is attached, close against the outer side 14. If preferred, the glue flap 16 may be secured by glue to the under side of the inner bottom 11. Ordinarily this is not necessary. The sides of the box are then turned up into a vertical position and the tucks 82 and 33 are turned in as shown in Fig. 2. The inner end 17 wlth the display surface 13 attached is then turned up into a vertical position and lies in contact with the tucks 32 and 38. The outer end 18 is then folded over onto the inner end 17 and the end tuck 19 is inserted between the inner and outer sides 14: and respectively. It will be seen that when this has been done the display surface 13 naturally stands erect and the inner end 17 is revented by the two tucks 32 and 33-from ending down into the interior of the box. The other end of the box may be made in any convenient manner. It may be constructed like the first described end or it may be formed by turning in the tucks 30 and 31 and folding over them the outer end 20 and the inner end 21. These parts are held in place by the frictional contact between the holding flap 22 and the interior of the box. The portions of the blank which form the support are then folded into a position adjacent the bottom 12, and the tuck 26 is inserted in the slot 0 in the bottom 12. This hold the supporting parts in a oonvenient position and the box is now ready to receive the goods. After receiving the goods the display surface 13 is folded down over the goods and the box may be slipped into a tube not shown according to the circumstances of use.

When the goods are to be displayed on the box is removed from the tube and the tuck 26 withdrawn from the slot 0. The reinforce28 is then bent in a position adjacent the end, its lower edge being slipped under a tuck 3a. The tuck 26 is then inserted through a slot 0? in the bottom of the box.

s tuck is of such shape as to resist withdrawal from the slot.- The parts are then in the position shown in Fig. 3, the sup are in a position about parallel with the end of the box, the bottom support piece 24 is in a horizontal position and rests .on the counter or shelf while the other member 25 holds these parts in their predetermined-- position. Since the fr tuck 26 cannot be withdrawn from slot 0? the support cannot spread, that is cannot bend, into a horizontal position and let the b5x down. The reinforce 28 materially strengthens the support so that the box is capable of sustaining whatever weight is imposed upon it by the goods.

The herein described box costs about onehalf as much to manufacture as boxes hereto the inner double bottom and double memes tofore constructed and provided with easels or supports by means of which the goods may be displayed with the box in an inclined position. It is therefore particularly adapted to contain and display for sale inexpensive articles, such as candy, chewing gum, novelties and the like.

What I claim is- 1. The improved knockdown box formed from a single blank of material with an outer bottom, inner and outer sides, an inner bottom, an inner end secured to one end of the inner bottom, tucks secured to said inner sides, an outer end and tuck secured to said outer side, and a display surface secured end, said inner end projecting upwardly between the outer end and said tucks.

2. The improved knockdown box formed from a single blank of material with a double bottom, an inner end secured to one of the thicknesses of said double bottom, a support secured to the edge of the double bottom and bent downwardly beneath the box to form an easel, and a reinforcement cut from within the area of the double-bottom and secured in position adjacent said downwar dly projecting support.

he improved knockdown box formed from a single blank of material with a double bottom and double side walls, an outer end secured to one of the thicknesses of said side walls provided with a tuck capasurface and said tucks.

4:. The improved knockdown box formed from a single blank of material with a double bottom and-double side walls, a display surface secured to the inner thickness of said double bottom, an easel secured to the outer thickness of said double bottom, an

end secured to one of the said side walls and provided with a tuck capable of insertion between the thicknesses of the other side wall,

and a pair of oppositely disposed tucks secured to the inner t 'ckness of said side walls to maintain said display surfacein uprightiposition.

5. he improvedk'uockdown box formed om a single blank of material with a side walls, an end secured to one of the thicknesses of said double bottom, a display surface secured to said end, means secured to said side surfaces to hold the said end' and attached display surface in substantially i vertical position and an easel secured to the other thickness of the double bottom.

6. The Improved knockdown box formed surface.

from a single blank of material with a double bottom and double side walls, an end secured to one of the thicknesses of said double bottom, a display surface secured to said end, and tucks secured to one end of each of the inner side wall members which is adapted to be tucked in against the inner face of the inner end member which is attached to the display surface to hold the said end and attached display surface in upright position.

7, The improved knockdown box formed from a single blank of material with a double bottom and double side walls, said two outer side walls being secured respectively to the two opposite side edges of the outer bottom and the two inner side walls being secured respectively to the outer side edges of said outer side walls, the inner bottom being secured to the outer edge of one of said inner side walls, an inner end secured at one edge to one end of said inner bottom member, a display.

member secured to the opposite end of said inner end member, and means secured to said inner side members to hold the said inner end and attached display member in upright position.

8. The improved knockdown box formed from a single blank of material with a double bottom and double side walls, said two outer side walls being secured respectively to the two opposite side edges of the outer bottom and the two inner side walls being secured respectively to the outer side edges of said outer side walls, the inner bottom being secured to the outer edge of one of said inner side walls, an inner end secured at one edge to one end of said inner bottom member, a display member secured to the opposite end of said inner end member, means secured to said inner side members to hold the said inner end and attached display member in upright position and an easel secured to the lower bottom member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HAROLD RAYMOND WARREN. 

